Michael Longley, 85, Northern Irish Poet of Nature and ‘the Troubles,’ Dies
Ceasefire,” his most famous poem, invoked the “Iliad” in exploring his country’s sectarian strife. But his work wasn’t ...
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Why Irish Government called on UN to intervene in Troubles in 1969
This pressure was exacerbated when tensions escalated in Northern Ireland in response to the emergence of the civil rights campaign from the mid-1960s, especially after the RUC's violent reaction ...
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British Army veterans of Northern Ireland Troubles march on Westminster
Veterans who served in the British Army during the Northern Ireland troubles have marched on Parliament calling for the retention of the Legacy Act. It comes as the current Labour Government is to ...